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Glossary of Terms

Food Supply Chain
Consists of the entire sequence of stages and
operations involved in the creation and
consumption of food products. This includes every
step from initial production to final consumption,
and it includes the production, processing,
distribution, storage and handling of all food and
food ingredients.

The food chain also includes organizations that do
not directly handle food. These include
organizations that produce feed for animals that
produce food and organizations that produce feed
for animals that will be used as food. It also
includes organizations that produce materials that
will eventually come into contact with food or food
ingredients.

Food Safety
Food safety is defined as food that will not harm
the consumer as long as intended use guidelines are
followed when it is prepared or eaten. Conversely,
food is potentially harmful whenever it has been
exposed to hazardous agents and intended use
guidelines have not been followed.

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